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Gene id 1139
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Gene Summary

Gene Symbol CHRNA7   Gene   UCSC   Ensembl
Aliases CHRNA7-2, NACHRA7
Gene name cholinergic receptor nicotinic alpha 7 subunit
Alternate names neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-7, a7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor, alpha 7 neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptor, alpha-7 nicotinic cholinergic receptor subunit, cholinergic receptor, nicotinic alpha 7, cholinergic receptor, nicotinic, a,
Gene location 15q13.3 (32030461: 32173017)     Exons: 13     NC_000015.10
Gene summary(Entrez) The nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) are members of a superfamily of ligand-gated ion channels that mediate fast signal transmission at synapses. The nAChRs are thought to be hetero-pentamers composed of homologous subunits. The proposed structu
OMIM 118511

Protein Summary

Gene ontology

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GO accessionTerm nameEvidence codeGo category

KEGG pathways

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Pathway idPathway name
hsa05010Alzheimer disease
hsa04080Neuroactive ligand-receptor interaction
hsa04020Calcium signaling pathway
hsa04725Cholinergic synapse
hsa05204Chemical carcinogenesis
hsa05033Nicotine addiction
Associated diseases References
Chromosome 15q13.3 microdeletion syndrome KEGG:H01877
Chromosome 15q13.3 microdeletion syndrome KEGG:H01877
Alzheimer's disease PMID:15465084
Lewy body dementia PMID:15465084
Schizophrenia PMID:9012828
Cryptorchidism MIK: 28606200
Teratozoospermia MIK: 17327269

PubMed references

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PMID Condition Mutation Ethnicity Population details Infertility_type Associated_genes Abstract
17327269 Teratozoos
permia

13 (5 controls,
8 cases)
Male infertility GSE6967 analyzed by GEO2R (cutoff 1.5 fold)
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28606200 Cryptorchi
dism

Monozgotic twin
s (1 control, I
cwith cryptorc
hidism)
Male infertility MeDIP-Seq
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